Derry City F.C. Women
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| Full name | Derry City Football Club Women |
|---|---|
| Short name | Derry City Women |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Ground | Brandywell Stadium Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Capacity | 7,700 |
| Manager | Paul Dixon |
| League | Women's Premiership |
| 2024 | 6th (of 9) |
| Website | http://www.derrycityfc.net/derry-city-ladies/ |
Derry City Football Club Women is the women's association football department of Derry City, in Derry, Northern Ireland.[1] It was founded in 2002 by Declan Devine and in 2007 affiliated to the Northern Ireland Women's Football Association; since 2015 it has played in the Women's Premiership. Its home matches have been played at various grounds, recently including the Brandywell Stadium used by the men's senior team.
History
[edit]To coincide with the men's team's 75th anniversary, Derry City Ladies were formed and played their first match at the men's team's Brandywell Stadium against Donegal Celtic F.C. which resulted in a 3–3 draw.[2] Despite the men's team being affiliated with the Republic of Ireland's Football Association of Ireland and play in the Republic of Ireland's league system,[3][4] the ladies team are affiliated with the Irish Football Association's Northern Ireland Women's Football Association and play in the Northern Irish leagues.[5][6] They initially started playing league football in the Republic of Ireland's Inishowen Football League but later moved into the Northern Irish league system in 2007.[6]
In 2015, they won the NIWFA Championship and were promoted into the Women's Premiership for the first time. They also won the Foyle Cup, Ballymena Sevens, NIWFA Championship League Cup.[6][3] Despite this, they had no official home ground. They asked Derry and Strabane District Council for permission to play at the Brandywell Stadium.[7] However consent was not granted and no permanent address was published in the league's handbook,[8] so they played their matches at Riverside Stadium in Drumahoe.[3] The club finished bottom of the league in their debut season and were relegated back to the NIWFA Championship for 2017.[9] However they won promotion back to the Women's Premier League the following season.[10]
Titles
[edit]- Women's Championship: 2015, 2017
References
[edit]- ^ "DERRY CITY LADIES 1–1 NEWRY CITY LADIES". Nifootballleague.com. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Derry City ladies making history". Belfast Telegraph.
- ^ a b c "Derry City Ladies make their point against champs Newry". Derry Now. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Derry City, un equipo entre dos Irlandas" (in Spanish). Deia. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Hello (4 September 2015). "Derry City ladies aiming for historic quadruple at Moyola". Derry Journal. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Orlagh Mullan (21 February 2016). "Paul Roddy wants Ladies to improve again this campaign". Londonderry Sentinel. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "As big kick off approaches, no green grass of home for Derry City Ladies". Derry Now. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "NIFL Women's Handbook 2016" (PDF). Irish Football Association. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Tables – Premier League Women – Northern Ireland". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Delight for the Donegal dozen as Derry City ladies get the job done for top flight return". 25 August 2017.